Just like in The Shoes there is in The Distractions' music something fleeting, sensuous that is hard to describe. A melancholy spread by the wind, a sorrow and longing sensuality. A listening to Time Goes By So Slow and hopefully you will understand what I mean.
Singing of a real English soul singer, written by guitarist Adrian Wright -
though it says otherwise on the label - and originally intended as a
B-side. Became instead a very obvious A-side and one of those rare singles where everything is correct.

You can play it a hundred times without finding a weak point, and it stands completely outside both time and trend. Play in the years 2009 and rediscover innocence.

And for God's sake - get Nobody's Perfect today, their only and much beloved LP! The 2000s can be very cold without it.